Synonyms: wild bean, groundnut, potato bean
Definition: nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
Similar words: tuber
Definition: a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
Synonyms: Apios americana, Apios tuberosa, wild bean, potato bean, groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato
Definition: a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
Similar words: vine
Definition: a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Synonyms: yam bean, potato bean, Pachyrhizus tuberosus
Definition: twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
Similar words: vine
Definition: a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface